The New Zealand Wars: The Hauhau wars, 1864-1872

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Page 30THE BATTLE OF MOUT OA NEARLY Fifty Miles up the Wanganui a low shingly island, roughly diamond-shaped and about half a mile in length, lies in the
course of the strong river, with rapids above and below and on either side. The
upper ...

Page 33Very early in the morning the picked warriors of the Hauhau force, numbering
about a hundred and twenty, crossed over in state to the island for battle. It was
little more than a push-off, but they crossed with all ceremony in their great
canoes, ...

Page 222KOOTI'S ESCAPE : CHATHAM ISLANDS Thus saith the Lord: Refrain thy voice
from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the
Łord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in
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